New English Translation
Leviticus 19:3
3Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
Leviticus 19:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
- New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Each of you must respect your mother and father, and you must observe my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and you shall keep my Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Every one of you shall revere his mother and his father, and keep My Sabbaths: I am the Lord your God.
Context of Leviticus 19:3
1The Lord spoke to Moses: 2“Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them, ‘You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy. Each of you must respect his mother and his father, and you must keep my Sabbaths. I am the Lord your God. 4Do not turn to idols, and you must not make for yourselves gods of cast metal. I am the Lord your God. 5“‘When you sacrifice a peace offering sacrifice to the Lord, you must sacrifice it so that it is accepted for you.
Read all of Leviticus 19Leviticus 19:3 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ אִמּ֤וֹ וְאָבִיו֙ תִּירָ֔אוּ וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַ֖י תִּשְׁמֹ֑רוּ אֲנִ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Leviticus 19:3
- Exodus 20:12“Honor your father and your mother, that you may live a long time in the land the Lord your God is giving to you.
- Exodus 21:15“Whoever strikes his father or his mother must surely be put to death.
- Deuteronomy 21:18If a person has a stubborn, rebellious son who pays no attention to his father or mother, and they discipline him to no avail,
- Deuteronomy 27:16‘Cursed is the one who disrespects his father and mother.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Amen!’
- Proverbs 1:8Listen, my child, to the instruction from your father, and do not forsake the teaching from your mother.
- Proverbs 6:20My child, guard the commands of your father and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
- Proverbs 23:22Listen to your father who begot you, and do not despise your mother when she is old.
- Proverbs 30:11There is a generation who curse their fathers and do not bless their mothers.
- Ezekiel 22:7They have treated father and mother with contempt within you; they have oppressed the foreigner among you; they have wronged the orphan and the widow within you.
- Malachi 1:6“A son naturally honors his father and a slave respects his master. If I am your father, where is my honor? If I am your master, where is my respect? The Lord who rules over all asks you this, you priests who make light of my name! But you reply, ‘How have we made light of your name?’
- Matthew 15:4For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother’ and ‘Whoever insults his father or mother must be put to death.’
- Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.
- Hebrews 12:9Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?
- Leviticus 26:2You must keep my Sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary. I am the Lord.
- Exodus 16:29See, because the Lord has given you the Sabbath, that is why he is giving you food for two days on the sixth day. Each of you stay where you are; let no one go out of his place on the seventh day.”
- Exodus 20:8“Remember the Sabbath day to set it apart as holy.
Commentaries on Leviticus 19:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Ye shall fear every man his mother, etc. - Ye shall have the profoundest reverence and respect for them. See Clarke's note on Genesis 48:12, and see Clarke's note on Exodus 20:8, and see Clarke's note on Exodus 20:12.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Compare Exodus 20:8, Exodus 20:12; Exodus 31:13-14. The two laws repeated here are the only laws in the Decalogue which assume a positive shape, all the others being introduced by the formula, “Thou shalt not.” These express two great central points, the first belonging to natural law and the second to positive law, in the maintenance of the well-being of the social body of which Yahweh was the acknowledged king.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3I am the LORD (see Leviticus 18:2): These words divide chapter 19 into short, strong sections (19:3, 4, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 25, 28, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37). Each use reminded Israel why they must obey God's rules.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Ye shall fear every man his mother, and his father, and keep my sabbaths--The duty of obedience to parents is placed in connection with the proper observance of the Sabbaths, both of them lying at the foundation of practical religion.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Leviticus 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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